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RAZOR. APPLICATION-.FILED JULY 13, 1906.

1.022323?. PatenteaApnQ, 1912.

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Unir sa .AT `NT OFFICE.

l HENRY J'. GAISMAN, OF NEW YGRK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR `T0 AUTO STROP COMPANY, A

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RAZOR;

Specification of'Letters Patent.

' rateneedApne, 1912.

Application inea nay 1a, isos. serial No. 326,026.

of New York city, borough 'of Manhattanyf New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razors, of which the following is a specification. y

One. object of my invention is to provide an improved blade holder whereby the blade may be readily inserted and removed and will be firmly held when in position for use. In carrying ont this part of my invention I provide a blade holder with a pair of jaws to receive a blade between them, and which jaws have means to detachably retain the blade in its holder,.and so arranged as to permit the blade to be applied to and re; moved from the holder bysliding the blade lengthwise, and such holder firmly grips the back part of a thin blade to stiften the same.

I have. shown my improvements as applied in connection with the class of safety razors shown in Patent No; 759,262, issued to me May 10, 1904, wherein means are provided'tin the razor to permit the blade to be rocked back and forth for stropping it.

Another object oi my invention is to provide improved means for movably supporting a guard so that the same may readily be applied to and removed from engagement with the blade, to permit the latter to be held for shaving purposes and to be rocked for stroppinp,- it, and to this end I provide the razor with a guideway that receives an extension from' the guard to support and guide the latter so that it may be vmoved toward and from the'hlade edge,` and a spring co-aets with the guard extension to normally hold the guard in operative posit-ion with respect to the blade.

A further object is to provide improved means for adjusting the guard with respect to the blade edge.

The invention further comprises the novel details of improvement that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

3, 3, in Fig. 1, Fig'. It is. a detached face view ofthe blade holder and blade, Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5, 5, in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the blade partly de- 'taclied'irom the holder, Fig. 7 is-a perspective view of the guard, Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the guideway for the guard, Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the blade, Fig. 10 is a plan vie-w .showing the guard provided with means to adjust it with respect to the blade edge, F ig. 11 is an inverted plan view thereof, Fig. y12 is a section on the line 12, 12 in Fig. 10, and Fig. 13 is a `det-ail sectional view enlarged of part of Fig. 12.

Similar numerals of reference indicate y like parts'in the several views.

In the drawings the Al'rame of t-he razor is indicated as having a base portion 1 and upturned vend portions 2, between which end portions a roller 3 is journaled and it carries at one end a gear 4 that meshes with into depressions in thel shaft, at a, or bya,

screw, or inl any other suitable manner.

The jaws 7, 7b of the' blade holder are ar? ranged to firmly grip the blade 8 between them, as by spring action, and said jaws are shown open or unobstructedat one end,

at 9, to permit the blade 8 to be thereina gear 5 secured to the blade holder. In the sertedand pushed lengthwise between 'the jaws, and atvthe opposite end 10 'the space between the jaws is shown `closed by a 'lug or abutment 11 -to limit the passage ofthe blade lengthwise between the jaws. lug may be formed ,by stamping it out `of one jaw, as 7, at one edge and folding it across the space between the jaws andv entering the lug in a recess 7c in the edge of the At the opposite oropen end of the jaws I provide an abutment or stop 12 to engage the blade to prevent detachment of the blade from its holder during use. The stop 12 is shown carried by the jaw 7a and is illustrated in the form of a sleeve mounted upon a bar 13 that is shown formed on the jaw 7 by cutting a slot 14 therein, whereby the stop 12 will-lie in the path of the blade Said i L jaw 7, as clearly shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. y

when.. the latter is between the jaws to prevnt the blade from sliding from between the jaws, as shown in Fig. o, unless pushed. To permit the ready insertion of the blade between the jaws and its removal theretrrun withut undue resistance by the stop 12, I havey shown the jaw 7b asy cut away .at one end, at`15, so as to be shorter than the jaw 7?', .providing thereby a space between the stop l. and the adjacent vedge of jaw 7b. This space permits the insertion of the blade lengthwise between the jaws past the stop 12, as illustrated in Fig. 6, and when the blade' is pushed'fully across the jaws it will snapbchind the stop 12 as shown in Fig. 4, and when the blade is pushed lengthwise from the-lett in Fig. it will slide past the stop 12, as shown in Fig.G. The stop 12 is shown loosely journaled upon bar 18"so that it may normally lie in front-of the blandeend, as in Fig. 5, or may be pressed to one side by the blade whenthe latter is inserted or removed, as in Fig. (if The said construction of the stopl 12 causes it to act 'as an anti-friction roll relatively to the bend of the blade. while latter is being inserted and' pushed home between the jaws or withdrawn therefrom'. To retain the blade and prevent' it from -being pulled outwardly or sideways from its holder l'. provide the blade with nete-luis or recesses 8, 8b in its opposite ends or edges which are adapted to engage the stops 11 and 12. Y

My improvements permit a relatively thin and'soniewhat 'flexible blade to be used, if desired, which can bend at the space 15 while being pushed linto 'or lrom its holder, and the back of the blade may rest against the slialt ll, as shown in Fig. 8, to resist the pressure of the guard against the blade when 'i adjusted. for sha-ving, while the holder shown, by4 'firmly' gripping the thus rearwardly abutted lblade at its back part stili"- ens it.

The'guard l have shown is indicated, gene1rally, at 16 and at vits outer corners is shown pushed.

provided with lugs or lipslT that are turned .back in hook-like formto receive and bear against the blade edge near its two ends, whereby to hioldthe blade in shaving position with respect togthe guard. The guard is mounted to, .have movement relatively to the blade edge, and is shown provided with an extension 18 that-extends across, preferably benemli, the Atrame to the side opposite the guard where it is provided with a finger piece or enlargement 19 to be The extension. 18 is shown stamped out of the same piece of metal as the guard and thereby rigid therewith. The extension 18 supports the, guard and permits adjustment thereof, and for this purpose I have shown the extension 18 as' carried in a guideway located between the. hase 1 of the tension 18 if desired. vvbe held within handle 20 in any suitable proper tension of the strop upon roller d` frame and the handle 20. s a convenient means for the purpose Ihave shown head 21 having a depressed portion or guideway 22 in which the extension' 18 of thev provided with lugs 23 having apertures through which screws 211 may' pass for firmly holding the head 21 to the base 1 ot the trame. The head 21 is shown provided with a tubular extension 21a that is secured to -handle 2O by suitable means, andis shown' within said handle (see Fig. 8), and thereby thehandle issecured-to the trarne with guideway between the frame and handle. At 25 is shown a spring located within thel handle 20 and adapted to co-act with ex'- tension 18 of the guard to firmly hold 'the guard pressed toward the blade and .said

spring is' shown bearing against a lug 26' extending downwardly from extension 18 lthrough thebore in the head 21, which lug may be pressed out of vthe metal oit ex- The spring 25 may manner. For convenience of applying and removing 'the spring l have shownthe same provided withv a tubularportion 25B`that is separated or" split'as at 25b and having an outward spring tendency, whereby when the part 25n is pushed into the handle 20 it will be firmly held in posit-ion therein by guard is received7 and said head is shown .the extension 18 adapted to slide in its spring action and may be readily withdrawn 'trom the handle.

'Bv ineansof the roller 3 and gears Ll, `5

the bladeholder with its attached blade'may be rocked back and forth for stropping the edge of' theV blade, and for this purpose l have shownua space, indi/cated at in Fig.l 8, between the loweredge of roller. 8 and- 3, may be passed', and in order to createthe basel 1 of the frame through which a 105 strop, indicated by dotted lines 27 in Fig.

pose l have shown rods 28 extending between and secured to the uprights 2 of the 'trame upon which rods the Arollers' 29 are mounted.`

It lwill be noted that thel rollers 29 are so located relatively `to roller 3 and the edge of theblade that not only is thestrop powerfully pressed against roller 3 to turn it when the strop is held taut, but also that the angle of the surface of the strop relatively to the edge of the blade may be varied at will during strop ing by drawing the strop `more or less taut/Wand thus greater or less ,rietiohw and at greater or less angle may ,be eciire" withl advantagevin sharpening. y

The guard may be arranged te permit its lis adjustmf'nt with respect to a b/lade edge to y l l l inovldef or a. more orless close shave,v and pose iIt'Figs. 10 and 13 wherein part o the material of the guard is shown cut away on opposite sides otl the center, at 1G, providing a flexible connecting piece at 1Gb between the comb-like member ot' the guard and the main support` or member at 1G, which permits said comb-like member to have movement relatively to the other4 inember 16'3 of the guard and with respect to the blade edge that is held near the corners by the lugs or lips 17.

At 30 is a bar slidably mounted upon the guard, preferably on its lower side, and adapted to cause the comb-like member of the guard to move toward and from the blade edge. .l have shown the bar 30 provided with slots 31 receiving .rivets 32 carried'by the comb-like member 16 ot the guard and having heads which support the bar 30 so it may slide lengthwise. The bar Ois shown provided with projections 33 that are adapted to engage the extended portions 17u of the mainsupportv or member ot the guard, which provides a rest for the blade edge, and from which the lugs or lips Y17 project, and said portions 17n of the guard are shown pro-vided with recesses or reentrant parts 34 into which the projections of bar 30 are 4adapted to fit. rangement is such that when bar 30 is slid to one position, as at the left in Fig. 12, so that its projections 33 engage the portions 17a ot' the guard, the comb-like member o;t` the guard will be caused to move away .from the blade edge by reason oit the relative bending ot' thev comb-like member and the extended portions 17a with respect to each other, and when bar 30 moved in the opposite direction, so that its projections 88 enter the recesses 34, the tension will be relieved and the comb-like member of the guard will move nearer to the blade edge, the lirst mentioned position of the guard with respect to the blade edge providing for a relatively coarse shave, and the second mentioned position oi the guard and blade edge providing :For a relatively close shave. lVhile l have shown the comb-like member and the main member 16C as made in a single piece ot material, they could be separate pieces secured together by the connecting piece 16",

In using my improvements the blade is inserted in the holder by pushing the blade past the stop 12 bdtween the jaws 7, 7, as indicated in Fig. 6,' until the notches 8, 8f ofthe blade engage the stops 11 and 12, and then vthe blade is swung down upon the guard, the latter pushed outwardly, as in dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus enabling the lugs1.7 to engage the edge of the blade near each end, and then the linger piece 19 is released, whereupon spring 25 acting upon `extension'lS through lug 26, will draw the the lugs 17 to engage d, while the blade will guard bach to cans the blade ato This ar-y be held firmly in shaving position with respect to the guard. lVhen it is desired to strop the edge of the blade the finger piece 19 will be pushed causing the guard to move `away from 'the blade, the latter is then swung out of the way of the strop, and the latter may be pushed through the .space ai under roller 3 and above rollers 1,9, after which by holding the strop taut and reciprocating the razor back and forth alQng it the blade will be caused to swing or rock correspondingly and dragged behind the frame with its edge against the strop. The strop may then'be withdrawn and the blade adjusted to the guard in manner before .de scribed.

f ily having the `blade holder firmly grip i the back ou thin is stiiened so that it will properly act upon the strop for sharpening its edge and corrects tendency t0 horizontalwarping or" the blade. y

The relation and disposition of the parts as described ensures continuous precision of adjustment between the guard andblade edge notwithstanding wearof the latter.

Changes may be made in the details and arrangements shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention.

l do not in this application claim separately the blade shown and described, nor the particular arrangement of the frame and blade holder adapted to receive. said blade,v

as t-he same are included in my application for patent on razors filed October 21, 1911.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. A blade holder havingapair of jaws to receive a blade between them, and stops carried by the jaws in line with the space between the jaws, one of stops being rotatable, combined with a blade having re- "cesses to receive said stops, said rotatable stop being mounted to rotate in the direction 'of travel of the blade into and from .the holder.

2. A bladeholder provided with pair of .jaws adapted to receive a' blade between Ithem, one of said jaws being longer than 'the other providing a space 'near their adjacent ends, and Stops inline with the space -between said jaws, one of said stops being' "located adjacent the first mentioned space 'to permit a blade to be freely pushed ben 'tween the jaws past the adjacent stop. y 3. The combination of a shaft, with a. blade holder comprising a piece of Vmetal folded around said shaft and secured thereto` andforminga pair of jaws adapted to receive a blade between them, dents in4 said metal entering depressions in the. shaft.

4. The combination of a shaft, with a blade holder comprising a piece ot metal folded around said shaft and ,secured thereto and forming aY pair of jaws adapted to reot' the blade, the latter when ico ies

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ceive a blade between them, dents in said metal entering depressions in the Shaft, and

stops carried by said holder to retain a blade therein. j l 5. The combination of a shaft, with blade holder comprising a piece of metal folded around the shaft and having a pair of j aws, said metal being cut away near one eng/i to provide one jaw'longer than the ot er. i l

.The vcombination of a shaft with a de holder comprising a piece of metal lded around the shaft and having a pair f jaws, said metal "being cut away near one end to provide one jaw longer than the other, and stops located in line with the space between said jaws, one of said stops being'lccated adjacent said'eut-away part.

7. A blade combined with a blade holder comprising a pair of jaws adapted to receive al blade` between them, one of said jaws having a stt-)pjournaled thereon to roj tate in the direction of the travel of the blade into and from the holder.

8. A blade combined with a blade. holder comprising a pair of jaws adapted to recomprising a pair ofv jaws adapted to. re-` ceive a blade between them, one of said jaws having a slot providing a bar, and a sleeve journaled onv said bar providing a stop vfor i -a blade, the jaw carrying said sleeve being longer than the other jaw to provide a space adjacent said sleeve. f

11. Inl a'razor, the combinationof a frame and a blade holder, with a movable guard having an extension for vsupporting "the guard, and a guideway slidably supporting the-extension at an angle to the axis of the handle said guard having lugs to engagel arid hold the blade in shaving' position upon the guard, the movement of the extensiony being at an angle to the axis of the handle.

N)12. In a razor, the combination of a frame and a blade holder, with a guard having a rigid vextension movable -at an angle tothe axis of the handle, a guideway to' slidably -support the extension at an angle to the axis of the hand1e and a spring to the guard toward the blade.

13. In a razor, the combination ot a frame and a blade holder, with a guard having an extension, a handle, and a guideway between the frame and handle slidably receiving said extension for supporting and guiding the guard, the movement of the exmOVG .tension being at an angle tothe axis of the handle.

14:. In a razor, the combination of a handle, a blade, and means' to supportthe blade, with a guard having a rigid extension extending transversely beneath the blade to support the guard andprojecting beyond the handle in position to be pushed, vsaid guard also having lugs toengage and hold the blade, a guideway slidablyv sup- Aporting said extension erosswise of the axis of the handle, and a spring to move the guard toward the blade.

15. In a razor, the combination of a frame having means to support a blade, with 'a 80 guard havingarigid extension to support the guard, a guideway between the frame and handle to slidably support the extension at an angle'to the axis -of the handle, and a spring to move the guard toward a blade, said extension having a portion located in position tobe manually operated.

16. In a razor, the combination of a blade, a frame provided with means to engage the back edge of the blade, a guard having lugs 9 shaped to engage and hold the cutting edge of the blade upon the guard, said guard having an extension rigid therewith and located beneath the blade, a guideway to slidably support the extension at an angle to the axis of the handle, and a spring to move the guard and its lugs toward the blade, said extension projecting beyond the handle in position to be operated to release the guard from the blade, said extension hav- `ing movement at an angle tothe axis of the:

handle.

17,-A safety razor guard comprising a,r member adapted to coact with a'blade edgey .in shaving, and a member 17 provided with 105i means to engage the blade edgea bar mov-ww ably connected with one of said membersA and adapted to coaet with the other mem- -ber, and means for causing the guard to extend near too-r farther from the blade edge according to the position of adjustment of said bar. y 18. A safety razor guard comprising a member to eoact with a blade edge in shaving, members 17a iexibly connected there-- 11.5A .with to act as a rest for and hohl the blade,

edge, a bar slidably mounted upon one' o: said members, and means interposed between the bar and the other member to cause-the guard to approach or recede from the blade 120 edge according to the position of adjustment of said-bar. p i

19. A safety razor guard 4comprising a member to coaet with a blade edge in shaving, member 17a flexibly connected there- 125 with to act a rest for and hold the blade, al bar slidably mounted upon one of said members, and projecting and rentrant parts between the bar'and the other meml bers foi;,causing the guard member to be at .comb-like member Will be at one distance and toy be at a diierent distance from the blade edge when said projections engage corresponding members.

20. A safety razor guard comprising a piece of material having a main member and extended portions provided with lugs to engage a blade, and a comb-like member flexibly connected with the main member bet-Ween said lugs, a bar movably connected with the comb-bke member and adapted to coactv with said extended portions, proiecting and rentrant parts bet-Ween said bar andv the comb-like member whereby the from the blade edge i'n one position of said bar When the projecting and rentrant members mesh, and the comb-like member will be at another distance from lthe blade edge when the projecting and rentrant members are out of mesh.

21. In a razor the combination of a handle provided with a bladesupport, a blade, a guard movable beneath the blade and provided with lugs formed to receive the blade edge and hold the blade upon the guard,

said guard having an extension rigid therewith to thereby support the guard, a guide- Way slidably supporting said extension at an. angle to the axis of the handle, thelaf ter extendin beyond the handle in position to be norma y operated, and a spring Wthin the handle act-ing upon said extension and handle to hold said lugs in engagement with the blade, said extension having movementat an angle to the aXis of vthe handle.

22. A safety razor having a handle and blade holding means comprising an abutment `for one edgev of a blade, and a m0vable guard provided With lugs to engage and hold another edge of the bladeivith respect to the guard, a rigid extension projecting from the guard,a guideway slide-bly supporting said extension at an angle to the axis of the handle, the latter having-a portion in position to be manually operated,

and a spring arranged to normally hold said" lugs in engagement Withl the blade andto permit the lugs to release the blade when said extension is operated.

23. A safety razor provided with a handie, a *movable guard having lugs to engage and hold a blade With respect tothe guard,means to engage the 'opposite part of the blade, said guard having an extension rigid therewith and projecting across the axis of the lundis, a guidevvay movably supporting said extension, the latter havin a .portion arranged to be manually operate to actuate the guard,-and a sprlng to on'- erate the guard..

d HENRY J, GAISMAN. Witii'esses:

L. SWINTON,

T, F. Bernina. 

